Chapter 22

Lin Xinghai felt somewhat embarrassed because of his poor shooting, but Roger, standing beside him, was utterly stunned.

"Have you really never touched a gun before?" Roger asked with a suspicious look.

After all, Lin Xinghai wasn't shooting at a stationary target; even his position wasn't fixed, as he was on a rapidly moving vehicle.

Under such circumstances, a typical novice would likely miss a target 50 meters away by a wide margin.

Lin Xinghai's first shot had already surprised him, but it could have been a fluke.

However, the three consecutive shots that followed couldn't all be flukes, right?

"Yes! What's wrong?" Lin Xinghai was a bit curious.

"Nothing!" Roger swallowed his praise and, after some thought, said in an educational tone, "Zombies have a keen sense of danger. When you shoot, they will instinctively dodge. So to hit them, you need to anticipate their movements."

Lin Xinghai immediately looked enlightened and fired three more shots.

Sadly, he found that while the theory was sound, the practical application was different.

His anticipation might actually make the bullets miss even more.

"Ah, no, I still need to cheat," Lin Xinghai said with a touch of melancholy.

He opened the system panel and spent 1 point of Blood Qi to increase the proficiency of his Basic Shooting Skill to 20%.

Instantly, he gained many insights and had more ideas about how to aim and shoot.

Raising the gun again, he aimed and fired.

Bang bang bang bang bang!

This time, Lin Xinghai fired five consecutive shots.

Each bullet hit within a meter of the target zombie, and one even hit the zombie's shoulder.

He had made significant progress, but compared to the other mercenaries, there was still a considerable gap.

From his observations, the worst shooters among the mercenaries were probably at 40% of his shooting proficiency.

As for the better shooters, they were likely at 60% of his proficiency.

While Lin Xinghai was comparing himself to the other members, Roger had been watching in amazement.

"How did you do that?" Roger found it hard to believe what he was seeing.

How many shots was that?

An ordinary person would probably need a week of practice to reach this level.

"Um... I just did what you said, anticipated the lead," Lin Xinghai replied.

Of course, he knew this explanation sounded a bit weak, so he added, "Maybe it's just talent!"

Hearing this, Roger was so angry he didn't want to speak.

Lin Xinghai brought up the system panel again and clicked the "+" sign next to the proficiency.

" Ding! Do you want to spend 2 points of Blood Qi to increase it?"

"Damn! The system is always like this; the more you progress, the more Blood Qi it consumes," Lin Xinghai complained, but he still clicked it.

There was no choice; after all, the increase was significant, boosting his proficiency by 10% each time.

In short, it was really worth it!

Seeing the 30% shooting proficiency, Lin Xinghai clicked the "+" sign again without hesitation.

Even if he couldn't be too outstanding, his shooting couldn't be the worst, right?

" Ding! Do you want to spend 3 points of Blood Qi to increase it?"

Emmm... as he had guessed, the consumption had increased.

Without hesitation, he chose "yes."

With the deduction of 3 points of Blood Qi, his Basic Shooting Skill proficiency had reached 40%.

Now, holding the gun, he felt a sense of familiarity.

He felt that as long as the target was within 10 meters, he didn't need to aim; he could just raise the gun and hit it.

This was probably the "feel" Roger had mentioned.

He clicked the "+" sign again, and as expected, it required 4 points of Blood Qi to increase.

If he wanted to, he could easily boost his Basic Shooting Skill proficiency to 100% in one go.

However, after some consideration, he resisted the temptation.

After all, the most important thing for him now was to improve his own strength, quickly become a gene optimizer, and awaken his abilities.

Moreover, the Blood Qi consumed to increase proficiency, though not much, still had a significant impact on him.

Cough! Mainly because he had too little Blood Qi.

Now, his Blood Qi had decreased from 63 points to 56 points.

According to the system's pattern, if each 10% increase required 1 more point of Blood Qi, then to boost his shooting proficiency to 100%, he would need to spend 39 points of Blood Qi.

At that time, his Blood Qi would be down to 17 points, the same as when they set out.

So this matter could only be put on hold.

Moreover, Roger's reaction had already shown that his performance was too impressive, and he needed to stabilize it.

Now, 40% shooting proficiency was more than enough, and he even dared not reveal his true strength, intentionally missing some shots.

Of course, the setting of being a genius was still necessary.

Now, he would gradually improve his shooting accuracy, and by the time they reached the city center, showing 40% shooting proficiency should be enough.

Roger, of course, didn't know what Lin Xinghai was thinking. He only knew that under his observation, Lin Xinghai's shooting improved significantly every short while.

That rate of improvement really made him doubt life.

"Really, I'm envious and jealous!" Roger could only vent his emotions on the attacking zombies.

Suddenly, the alarm sounded!

After entering the city, the zombie detector had reset its alarm threshold.

Not to mention ordinary zombies, even mid-level zombies wouldn't trigger the alarm; they would only appear on the screen.

Lin Xinghai immediately turned to look and saw a purple dot on the screen, not a red one.

Following the direction indicated on the screen, he saw a particularly robust zombie rapidly approaching the convoy from behind.

Lin Xinghai's pupils couldn't help but constrict; this speed was definitely 60 points, much faster than ordinary zombies.

"Advanced zombie!" he immediately concluded.

"Xu Hao!" Roger, who had also seen this, immediately shouted.

"Coming!" Xu Hao, who was shooting on the other side, quickly changed his position and came to Roger's side.

"Same as usual, you slow it down by shooting at its body, and I'll finish it off," Roger said, removing the magazine and inserting a completely black bullet.

That was a special bullet!